Quiet Prayer on the Platte River
Getting away for quiet prayer is important, Ricketts said. “You have to have the silence to contemplate and meditate.”
Joe Ricketts’ passion project, a 931-acre religious retreat on the Platte, has a chapel, 7 lodges and a 2,500-foot walk
“People will come here to enhance their spiritual life, to make it deeper,” Ricketts said. “And really to make that whole aspect of their lives healthier.”
Joe Ricketts building a spiritual retreat in Sarpy County people can use to answer big questions
“When the people come here, they need to have the opportunity to contemplate, meditate and pray,” Ricketts said of the retreat. “They set themselves apart from the rest of the world.”
Take a sneak peek at Joe Ricketts’ sprawling religious retreat in Sarpy County
Joe Ricketts offered a tour this week of the 931-acre religious retreat he’s building in Sarpy County. Get a peek inside the sprawling Cloisters on the Platte off Nebraska Highway 31 and Fisher Road.
The Fed Could Use Less Book Learning and More Street Smarts
Academic economists are fine, but business leaders and bankers would bring an important perspective.
High school backed by Joe Ricketts will open this fall in Bellevue
A high school with ties to a billionaire philanthropist will open this fall in Bellevue. The NGL Academy will begin accepting applications Thursday for its inaugural class of about 15 ninth-graders. The school, which will operate on the campus of Bellevue University, is aimed at lower-income students.
Sprawling religious retreat along the Platte to open in summer 2018
A jaunt down Fishery Road, a windy, gravel side street near the Platte River, affords views of tall trees, rolling hills and Interstate 80 — and not much else. But beyond the “no trespassing” signs lining the road, work is well underway on the sprawling religious retreat being built by billionaire Joe Ricketts.
Finance Makes America Great, Say Larry Summers, Joe Ricketts
“Because of that, I want to point out — an elimination of a regulation — we had the industry take off,” Ricketts said. “So as we take a look at what our government does, if we eliminate regulation a good share of the time, we’re going to benefit greatly.”
Ricketts Has Winning Month With Chicago Cubs, Trump
Billionaire Joe Ricketts scored big victories in two of the most dramatic contests in the U.S. this month, backing Donald Trump’s presidential victory a week after watching his family’s baseball team win their first World Series in more than a century.
Conservationists hope to bring beloved bird back
The common loon’s haunting wail that pierced the dusk on Massachusetts lakes disappeared long ago. Today, the birds number fewer than 50 pairs in the Bay State and conservationists are hoping to rebuild their population, starting with a handful of chicks from Maine and New York…